Portrait of Cardinal Pompeo Colonna
1560
oil
panel
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
1560
oil
panel
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
Dominant colour
Portrait of Cardinal Pompeo Colonna is a 1560 oil by Cristofano dell'Altissimo, a Mannerism work, held at Uffizi Gallery.
This painting is a portrait of a man in formal attire. He wears a hat and a robe, and is shown from the chest up. The background is dark, which makes the subject stand out. The man's face is the main focus of the painting. His expression is serious, and his eyes seem to be looking directly at the viewer. The artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and dimension in the painting. The subject's identity is not immediately clear, but the painting is held at the Uffizi Gallery. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up the technique.
Cristofano dell'Altissimo (c. 1525 – 1605) was an Italian painter in Florence. For duke Cosimo I de' Medici he copied in Como at least 280 of the portraits from the Collection of Paolo Giovio known as the Giovio Series…
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